Tucson Medical Center prices. From its own published file.

Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, AZ publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

17,160prices published

Apr 2026file last updated

$1,478cash price for mri lower back without contrast (list $5,280)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$271	$968	$122–$1,143
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$512	$1,827	$206–$1,143
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$753	$2,690	$299–$1,264
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$114	$406	$10.56–$21.32
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$61.88	$221	$8.46–$17.10
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$51.52	$194	$7.77–$15.70
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$2.10	$66.00	$3.00–$870
Urinalysis `81001`	$34.72	$124	$3.17–$6.41
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$15.89	$323	$12.47–$25.18
EKG tracing `93005`	$6.72	$36.00	$10.04–$240
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$163	$582	$54.77–$151
CT head without contrast `70450`	$596	$2,128	$79.00–$465
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$1,352	$4,830	$242–$1,635
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$1,478	$5,280	$167–$1,422
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$495	$1,769	$79.00–$462
IV push, single drug `96374`	$164	$584	$65.47–$334
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$181	$646	$57.02–$353
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$25.41	$92.05	$0.35–$1.62
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$25.47	$91.09	$0.09–$0.37
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	—	—	$575–$5,102
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	—	—	$587–$5,102
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	—	—	$916–$5,366
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	—	—	$2,144–$4,225
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	—	—	$2,395–$4,455

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Tucson Medical Center price transparency page.

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Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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